School Lunch Delivery Program

The school environment has a big influence on a child’s nutritional choices and eating habits. Let’s face it, children spend the majority of their day at school and as a result consume most of their daily food intake during school. Because children in the United States are increasingly becoming overweight and obese, and most do not meet standards for a healthy diet, it is crucial for schools to replace unhealthy foods with healthy meal plan options. Healthy food choices should be available not only during meals but also in school snack bars, stores, vending machines, and canteens.

By introducing healthy food options to children at school, elementary students will have the opportunity to meet dietary guidelines and reduce their risks for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other health problems related to weight gain and obesity. A nutrition meal plan program available for elementary students should include the following: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, combination products, nonfat and low-fat dairy products, and lactose-free and soy beverages.  Examples include fresh individual fruits such as apples, pears, and oranges as well as vegetables such as baby carrots, broccoli, and edamame. Additionally, schools should drop snacks with too much sugar or salt like cookies and cupcakes and replace them with low-fat and low-salt items such as low-fat animal crackers and low-salt baked potato chips.

California Fresh & Fit is proud to offer a nutritious school lunch delivery program designed to provide wholesome meals for elementary students. We believe that by providing students with healthy food choices at such a young age we can help them develop healthy eating habits that will stay with them throughout childhood, adolescence and even adulthood. In addition to school lunch delivery programs, we also offer family meal plan delivery in Los Angeles to help your child continue eating healthy at home. The good news is that across the nation many states and schools are rising up to the challenge to offer healthy meals to their students.  You can too. For more information about any of our meal plan programs, please contact California Fresh & Fit at 877-251-1494.